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Including Scanlan and Del Vecchio, the entire infield remains intact. Sophomore Mike Giardi will likely start at shortstop after recording an impressive .360 mark at the plate. Junior Pat Hegarty returns at third. Versatile sophomore Eric Weissman will see time at short and third, particularly when Giardi plays in the outfield...
Such flexibility can be a huge bonus to Haskell--or it could be a recurring headache. A number of players have rotated through the infield and outfield positions but nothing is set in stone...
...infield, the biggest void is at the hot corner where Reilly played for the past four seasons. Sophomores Kennon and Nicole Desharnais have been getting their feet wet at third base, as has freshman Cheryl Sadow...
Nixon stole 72 bases until his suspension for drugs. Pendleton led the league in batting at .319 and hits with 187 and tightened the infield defense, as did Bream and shortstop Rafael Belliard, another free agent pickup...
...self-congratulatory ugliness of Fenway Park, 79-year-old Tiger Stadium represents the last remaining link with baseball before it became too self- conscious. No park provides more of the sensual joys of the game itself. On a clear night, fans can hear the crack of the bat, the infield chatter and even the ball hitting the catcher's mitt in the Tiger bullpen down the third- base line. The cantilevered closed-in upper deck gives you the impression of sitting in a cherry picker over the umpire's shoulder; the lower-deck bleachers are so close to the field...